title: The person of the analyst: interpreting, not interpreting, and countertransference.
abstract: The author focuses on the person of the analyst and particularly how it helps shape two key factors in psychoanalysis: clinical narration and the analyst's interpretations. Freud's comments on how treatment is influenced by the analyst's individuality are briefly reviewed; and Winnicott's notion of how the individual analyst relates to the patient--including how he does and does not interpret--is also discussed. Following a detailed description of an analytic treatment, the author discusses various aspects of the analyst's attitude and functioning, including countertransference, and how these are affected by the person of the analyst.
authors.affiliation: Italian Psychoanalytic Society (S.P.I.). vibonam@tin.it
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonaminio
mesh_terms: D003379:Countertransference; D004325:Dreams; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy